There is one good thing as far as I can tell about global warming which is that the tulip tree or lirodendron tulipifera is heading our way (ok, I am trying hard to be a half full kind-of gal). I've already seen a few seedlings here and there and I planted one right in front of my house last year as a street tree. But on my visit this September to gardens in Pennsylvania and New York (I have to try and blog about the amazing gardens I saw including Wave Hill & Chanticleer), I hyperventilated as we drove down the interstate as I saw these magnificent trees line the highway (and sadly often wrapped in Kudzu). I think I Iove this plant because of the cool shape of its leaves and I am a foliage kind-of-girl. The wonderful flowers, while fleeting, are magnolia like and I can still see mine since my tree is very young. When I've seen them mature in the landscape, they are majestic yet they are a tree that can go just about anywhere.The most breathtaking site of these trees I saw was on this same trip at the Scott Arboretum's Ampitheater but unfortunately it was too dark to take pictures. These trees were planted in 1942 and anchor the space to create the ceiling. This space is one of the nicest I have ever been to and one of the most spiritual. I cannot really explain why – you just have to go and sit to understand its magic.
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